Automatic College Admission

Students who graduate with a grade
point average in the top of their high school graduating class may be eligible
for certain privileges when applying to college.

Dissemination of Information

In accordance with Texas Education Code
(TEC), §28.026, each high school in the school district must post appropriate
signs regarding automatic college admission as outlined under the Uniform
Admission Policy (TEC, §51.803). District staff must post signs in each

counselor's office,

principal's office,
and

administrative
building.

To assist in the dissemination of this
information, the school district must:

require that each
high school counselor and class advisor receive a detailed explanation of the
substance of the Uniform Admission Policy

provide each student,
at the time the student first registers for one or more classes required for
high school graduation, with a written notification of the substance of the Uniform
Admission Policy

require that each
high school counselor and senior class advisor explain to eligible students the
substance of the Uniform Admission Policy

Notification of
Eligibility

In accordance with TEC, §28.026, and
Texas Administrative Code (TAC), §61.1201, school districts are required to
provide written notification of eligibility for automatic college admission
under the Uniform Admission Policy (TEC §51.803) to students before the 14th
day after the last day of the fall semester. Districts are required to notify

each eligible senior,

each junior with a
grade point average in the top ten percent, and

the student’s parent
or guardian.

Laws and Rules

The following links provide information about the laws and rules for automatic college admission: